document_title: Super Bowl XXXIX

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text: Super Bowl XXXIX

text: Background[edit]

text: NFL owners voted to award Super Bowl XXXIX to Jacksonville during their November 1, 2000 meeting held in Atlanta.[8]

text: Patriots seek to become a dynasty[edit]

text: New England finished the regular season with a record of 14–2, bested only by the Steelers' 15–1 mark, and ranking 7th in yards gained (5,773) and fourth in points scored (437).

text: The Patriots' major acquisition prior to the season was veteran running back Corey Dillon, who joined the team after playing 7 seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals.[9] In his first 6 seasons in the league, Dillon averaged over 1,250 rushing yards per year, including setting a single-game rushing record (278 yards, but has since been broken) against the Denver Broncos on October 22, 2000. In 2003, however, injuries, conflicts with the Bengals' management and coaching staff, and other off-field problems limited him to just 541 yards during the season. By the end of the 2003 season, Dillon had lost his starting job to running back Rudi Johnson, and thus demanded to be traded. [10] Although many observers questioned how effective the 30-year-old Dillon would be after recovering from his injuries as well as his ability to function in a team environment, the Patriots decided to sign the running back in exchange for a second-round draft pick.[10]

text: Dillon became a significant offensive weapon for the 2004 Patriots, recording 1,635 rushing yards (franchise record) and 12 touchdowns, both career highs, and was named to the Pro Bowl for the fourth time in his career.[10] He also caught 15 passes for 103 yards and another touchdown.[10] His contributions helped lead the team to break the NFL record for the most consecutive regular season victories (18), the record for the most consecutive overall victories (21) and earned the second best regular season record during the year at 14–2.[10] The team's only losses during the year were to the Pittsburgh Steelers, who ended up with the league's best regular season record at 15–1, and a 29–28 loss to the Miami Dolphins on ABC's Monday Night Football.[10]

text: Another weapon in the Patriots' offensive backfield was running back Kevin Faulk, who rushed for 255 yards, recorded 26 receptions for 248 yards, returned 20 punts for 113 yards, returned 4 kickoffs for 73 yards, and scored 3 total touchdowns.[10] Fullback Patrick Pass also emerged as a big contributor, rushing for 141 yards, catching 28 passes for 215 yards, and gaining another 115 yards on kickoff returns.[10]

text: Pro Bowl quarterback Tom Brady remained at the helm of the Patriots offense, completing 288 out of 474 (60.8 percent) of his passes for 3,692 yards, 28 touchdowns, and 14 interceptions.[10] Although wide receiver Deion Branch, New England's major deep threat, missed most of the season because of injuries, he did record 35 receptions for 454 yards and 4 touchdowns. Wide receiver David Givens ended up being the team's leading receiver with 56 catches for 874 yards and 3 touchdowns.[10] Wide receiver David Patten also contributed with 44 receptions for 800 yards and 7 touchdowns, and tight end Daniel Graham had 30 receptions for 364 yards and 7 touchdowns.[10] On special teams, pro bowl kicker Adam Vinatieri had the best season of his career, leading the NFL in field goals made (31), field goal percentage (93.9) and scoring (141 points)

text: On defense, the Patriots were plagued by injuries, especially in their secondary. Defensive backs Tyrone Poole and Ty Law suffered season-ending injuries, while safety Eugene Wilson, who led the team with 4 interceptions, missed several games.[10] In order to compensate for the losses, the following players were promoted to starters:

text:
Rookie cornerback Randall Gay, who did not play at all in the first 3 games of the season, and did not start until the 6th week.[10]
Cornerback Asante Samuel, who normally only played in dime formations.[10]
Safety Earthwind Moreland, who came off of the team's practice squad and had only played in three games in his entire 5-year NFL career.[10]
Veteran wide receiver Troy Brown.[10] Head Coach Bill Belichick used Brown in the secondary during training camp, gave him playing time there during the preseason and saw Brown did very well.

text: With their patchwork secondary, the Patriots ranked just 17th in passing yards allowed (3,400) and 22nd in completions allowed (315).[10] However, they did rank 7th in interceptions (20) and 10th in fewest passing touchdowns allowed (18).[10] Most importantly, New England continued to win despite the injuries. Brown actually turned out to be very effective playing as a defensive back, ranking second on the team with 3 interceptions. Safety Rodney Harrison was also an impact player, leading the team with 138 tackles while also recording 3 sacks and 2 interceptions.[10]

text: Up front, the Patriots' defensive line was anchored by Pro Bowler Richard Seymour, who recorded 5 sacks and 1 fumble recovery.[10] New England also still had their trio of impact veteran linebackers: Pro Bowler Tedy Bruschi (122 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, and 70 return yards), Willie McGinest (9.5 sacks, 1 fumble recovery, and 1 interception), and Mike Vrabel (71 tackles and 5.5 sacks), along with Ted Johnson.[10] Vrabel also frequently played at the tight end position during offensive plays near the opponent's goal line, recording 2 touchdown receptions. [10]

text: Eagles return to the Super Bowl[edit]

text: The Eagles gained the 2004 NFC Super Bowl berth after 3 consecutive defeats in the NFC Championship Game to the St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (who won Super Bowl XXXVII that year), and Carolina Panthers, respectively. The Eagles hired Andy Reid as their head coach in 1999 following two straight losing seasons.[10] That same year, they used their first-round pick in the NFL draft (the second overall) to select quarterback Donovan McNabb.[10] Although they finished the 1999 regular season with a 5–11 record, they became a playoff team in 2000, with McNabb throwing for 3,365 yards and 21 touchdowns while also rushing for 629 yards and another 6 touchdowns.[10]

text: The Eagles achieved the best regular season record in the conference during the combined 2001, 2002, and 2003 seasons with a total of 35 wins out of 48 games, but lost the NFC Championship Game in each of those 3 years. Prior to the 2004 season, the Eagles traded for wide receiver Terrell Owens to be the impact player to help get them to the Super Bowl.[10]

text: Owens joined the team after 8 seasons with the San Francisco 49ers. [10] He was considered one of the top receivers in the league, but he was also widely considered a troublemaker because of controversial touchdown celebrations and his tendency to berate his teammates during media interviews. Nevertheless, Owens became the Eagles' deep-ball threat, finishing the season with 77 receptions for 1,200 yards and 14 touchdowns.[10]

text: McNabb had the best season of his career in 2004, completing 300 out of 469 (64 percent) passes for 3,875 yards, 31 touchdowns, and 8 interceptions, making him the first quarterback to ever throw for more than 30 touchdowns and fewer than 10 interceptions in a season.[11] He also rushed for 220 yards and 3 touchdowns. Wide receiver Todd Pinkston was also a reliable target, recording 36 catches for 676 yards.[12]

text: Philadelphia's running game was not as strong as their passing attack, ranking just 24th in the league in rushing yards (1,639).[10] Running back Brian Westbrook led the team with 812 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns, however he also led all NFL running backs in receiving with 73 receptions for 706 yards and 6 touchdowns.[10] Veteran running back Dorsey Levens was also a big contributor with 410 rushing yards. The Eagles' offensive line was led by Pro Bowl tackles Tra Thomas and Jon Runyan and center Hank Fraley.[10]

text: Three of their four starters in the defensive secondary were named to the Pro Bowl: Cornerback Lito Sheppard (1 sack, 5 interceptions, 172 return yards and 2 touchdowns), safety Michael Lewis (88 tackles, 2 forced fumbles, 1 sack, and 1 interception) and safety Brian Dawkins (3 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery, and 4 interceptions for 40 return yards), while their fourth starter, cornerback Sheldon Brown, also enjoyed a solid year (89 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 forced fumble, and 2 interceptions).[10] Their defensive line was anchored by Pro Bowl defensive tackle Corey Simon (5.5 sacks) and defensive ends Jevon Kearse (7.5 sacks, Pro Bowl) and Derrick Burgess. Pro Bowl middle linebacker Jeremiah Trotter, who only started 9 games, recorded 69 tackles and 1 sack.[10]

text: The Eagles started the 2004 regular season with seven straight wins before suffering a loss to the 15-1 Steelers. After that, they finished the season with a 13–3 record.[10] Their only other 2 losses were in their last 2 games of the season, when they decided to rest all of their starters because they had already clinched the NFC #1 seed, and thus home-field advantage in the playoffs. However, during a December 19, 12–7 win over the Dallas Cowboys, Owens was seriously injured on a "horse-collar tackle" by Cowboys defensive back Roy Williams and had to miss the rest of the regular season and the playoffs.[10]

text: Playoffs[edit]

text: Despite the loss of Owens, the Eagles beat the Minnesota Vikings, 27–14, and the Atlanta Falcons, 27–10, in the playoffs with relative ease. McNabb recorded 21 out of 33 completions for 286 yards and two touchdowns, while receiver Freddie Mitchell scored two touchdowns in the victory over the Vikings. Although Minnesota quarterback Daunte Culpepper threw for 316 yards, the Eagles defense recorded 2 interceptions, 2 sacks, and a forced fumble. McNabb then completed 17 out of 26 passes for 180 yards and two touchdowns in the win over the Falcons.[10] The Eagles defense held dual-threat quarterback Michael Vick to only 136 passing yards, 26 rushing yards, and no touchdowns, while also recording an interception, 4 sacks, and a forced fumble on Vick. McNabb had an average passer rating of 111.3 in the two games, with 466 passing yards, 35 rushing yards, 4 touchdowns, and no turnovers. Safety Brian Dawkins was also an important player, recording a sack and a forced fumble against the Vikings, followed by an interception and a forced fumble against the Falcons in the NFC Championship Game.

text: Meanwhile, the Patriots defeated the Indianapolis Colts, 20–3, holding the league's highest scoring team with 522 total points to just one field goal, Indianapolis' lowest point total since their opening game of the 2003 season. Colts quarterback Peyton Manning threw for 4,557 yards during the regular season, and set NFL records for most touchdown passes in a regular season (49) and highest quarterback rating (121.4). [10] Running back Edgerrin James gained 2,031 combined rushing and receiving yards and scored 9 touchdowns. Wide receivers Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne, and Brandon Stokley each recorded over 1,000 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. However, the Patriots limited Manning to 238 passing yards with 1 interception and no touchdowns, and James to just 39 rushing yards. [10] The Patriots also held possession of the ball for 37:43, including 21:26 in the second half, and recorded three long scoring drives that each took over 7 minutes off the clock. One reason New England was able to hold the ball so long was because of Dillon's rushing. He finished the game with 23 carries for 144 yards and 5 receptions for 17 yards. [10]

text: The Patriots then defeated the first seeded Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship Game, 41–27. Although Pittsburgh had beaten New England, 34–20, during the regular season and led the league in fewest total yards allowed, they could not stop the Patriots. Brady threw for 207 yards and 2 touchdowns; Dillon rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown; and Branch, who was coming off of his injuries, recorded 4 receptions for 116 yards and a touchdown, along with 37 rushing yards and another touchdown on 2 carries. [10] Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (who had struggled the previous week against the New York Jets) was intercepted 3 times, and running back Jerome Bettis, Pittsburgh's leading rusher, was held to just 64 yards. [10]

text: Super Bowl pregame news[edit]

text: Owens was cleared to play in Super Bowl XXXIX, defying doctors orders by playing on his injured ankle containing 2 screws and a metal plate.[10]

text: The other major story was the Patriots' potential loss of both their offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator at the end of the season, and how it might affect the team in 2005. On December 12, 2004, about a month and a half before the game, New England offensive coordinator Charlie Weis signed a contract to become the head coach of Notre Dame starting in the 2005 season. [10] Rumors were also circulating that defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel would also leave the team to become the head coach of the Cleveland Browns (which ended up being true as Crennel and the Browns agreed to a contract a couple of weeks after the Super Bowl).[10]

text: Due to injuries at the tight end spot, the Eagles were forced to sign Jeff Thomason, a former tight end who was working construction at the time, to a one-game contract for the Super Bowl. Thomason saw time during several plays, although never had a ball thrown his way. This was his third Super Bowl, playing in two with the Green Bay Packers during Andy Reid's days as a Packer assistant.[10]

text: With this appearance the Patriots became the 8th team to make it to the Super Bowl for the 5th time.[10] They joined the Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins, Washington Redskins, and Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders.[10] They would be joined by the Green Bay Packers in 2011 and the New York Giants in 2012.

text: The Eagles were trying to win their first NFL title since 1960 and the first championship for the city of Philadelphia since Moses Malone's "fo', fi', fo'" during the 76ers run to the 1983 NBA Championship.[13][14] With President George W. Bush being inaugurated for a second time in January, the Eagles were also trying to end a losing streak—teams in the city of Philadelphia had lost six straight championships during presidential inauguration years, beginning with the 76ers loss in 1977.[14] The streak included the Eagles in Super Bowl XV in 1981.[14] 1989 was not included in that streak, but 1977, 1981, 1985 (Flyers), 1993 (Phillies), 1997 (Flyers), and 2001 (76ers) were.

text: Television and entertainment[edit]

text: The game was televised in the United States by Fox, with play-by-play announcer Joe Buck and color commentators Cris Collinsworth and Troy Aikman. Pam Oliver (Patriots sideline) and Chris Myers (Eagles sideline) served as sideline reporters. This marked the first time since Super Bowl I that none of the network commentators had ever called a Super Bowl game before (although Collinsworth had worked three prior Super Bowl telecasts as a pregame analyst). This was the last game that Cris Collinsworth broadcast as a member of the Fox NFL team, as he chose to sign with NBC in the following off-season.

text: James Brown hosted all the events with help from his fellow Fox NFL Sunday cast members Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, and Jimmy Johnson. Jillian Barberie served as weather and entertainment reporter.

text: Following the game, Fox aired a special episode of The Simpsons ("Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass") and the series premiere of American Dad! ("Pilot"), except in Philadelphia and Boston, where local newscasts delayed the premieres by an hour.

text: Pregame ceremonies[edit]

text: Before the game, performances came from the Black Eyed Peas, Earth Wind & Fire, Charlie Daniels, John Fogerty, and Gretchen Wilson. Shortly before kickoff, Alicia Keys sang "America the Beautiful," paying tribute to Ray Charles, who died in June 2004. The combined choirs of the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (including members of The Idlers) sang the national anthem accompanied by the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets. This was the first time in more than 30 years that all four service academies sang together—the last time was at the second inauguration of President Richard Nixon in 1973.[10][15][16]

text: The traditional military missing man formation flyby was this year performed by a pair of F/A-18 Super Hornets from VFA-106 at NAS Oceana and a pair of the Air Force's newest fighters, the F-22 Raptor, flying from Tyndall AFB, the training base for the Raptor. The earlier military flyby during the veterans' salute was conducted by 2 T-6 Texan trainers and a B-25 Mitchell bomber.

text: The coin toss ceremony featured youth football players from Jacksonville: Tyler Callahan, Tyler Deal, Lawrence McCauley, and Jacob Santana; and New Orleans NFL Junior Player Development coach Tamaris Jackson.[10] They were billed as the first non-celebrities to participate in the coin toss.

text: For the third straight year, each team took the field en masse, following a tradition the Patriots had started in Super Bowl XXXVI. In prerecorded video segments, Andover, Massachusetts native Michael Chiklis introduced the Patriots, and Philadelphia-born Will Smith introduced the Eagles.

text: Halftime show[edit]

text: Paul McCartney performed during the halftime show; his selection by the NFL, the show's producers, Don Mischer Productions, and the show's sponsor, Ameriquest Mortgage, was considered to be a "safe" choice, as it avoided the possibility for an incident similar to that which sparked the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy the previous year. McCartney's set consisted of these songs:

text:
"Drive My Car"
"Get Back"
"Live and Let Die" from his career with Wings.[10]
"Hey Jude"

text: Theme[edit]

text: Taking the concept a step further, for the first time, a theme was tied to the event: Building Bridges, as symbolized by the theme logo, represented by the Main Street Bridge, one of the seven bridges that crosses over the St. Johns River in the host city, and according to the League, symbolized the bridging of a nation under the NFL football umbrella. The theme was also used by Jacksonville-area nonprofit Fresh Ministries in a major event entitled "Bridges of Peace," featuring city officials asking the people to unite for the Super Bowl and heal the wounds of segregation.[10]

text: Presidential appearances[edit]

text: Former Presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton appeared in support of their bipartisan effort to raise money for relief of the December 26, 2004 tsunami in southeast Asia through the USA Freedom Corps, an action which former President Bush described as "transcending politics."

text: Game summary[edit]

text: First Quarter[edit]

text: On the first drive of the game, Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb fumbled while being sacked by New England linebacker Willie McGinest, and the Patriots recovered the ball at Philadelphia's 34-yard line. Fortunately for the Eagles, coach Andy Reid's instant replay challenge overruled the fumble; officials ruled that McNabb had been down by contact before the ball came out of his hands. Later in the quarter after each team had punted twice, McNabb completed a 30-yard pass to Terrell Owens, with a roughing the passer penalty adding 9 yards, moving the ball inside the Patriots 20-yard line. However, linebacker Mike Vrabel sacked McNabb for a 16-yard loss on the next play. On the following play, the Eagles once again appeared to turn the ball over: McNabb's pass was intercepted in the end zone by Patriots defensive back Asante Samuel, but it was nullified by an illegal contact penalty on linebacker Roman Phifer, moving the ball back inside the 20 and giving the Eagles a first down. However, McNabb's second chance was wasted as he threw an interception to safety Rodney Harrison on the next play. This was Donovan McNabb's first red zone interception of the season.

text: The Eagles defense then forced New England to a three-and-out on their ensuing possession, and Philadelphia got great field position by receiving the punt at the Patriots 45-yard line. But once again, they gave up another turnover: tight end L. J. Smith lost a fumble while being tackled by defensive back Randall Gay, and Eugene Wilson recovered the ball at the 38.

text: Second Quarter[edit]

text: The Eagles defense once again forced New England to punt, and got the ball back at their own 19-yard line. Aided by a pair of completions from McNabb to wide receiver Todd Pinkston for gains of 17 and 40 yards, the Eagles drove 81 yards in nine plays and scored on McNabb's six-yard touchdown pass to Tight End LJ Smith, taking a 7–0 lead with 9:55 left in the second quarter. It was the first time New England trailed during the entire postseason. On their ensuing drive, the Patriots moved the ball to the Eagles four-yard line, mainly on plays by running back Corey Dillon, who caught two screen passes for 29 yards and rushed for 25. But quarterback Tom Brady fumbled the ball on a fake handoff Play-action pass and Philadelphia defender Darwin Walker recovered it. However, the Eagles could not take advantage of the turnover and had to punt after 3 plays. Eagles punter Dirk Johnson's punt went just 29 yards, giving the Patriots the ball at Philadelphia's 37-yard line. The Patriots then drove 37 yards to score on Brady's 4-yard pass to receiver David Givens with 1:10 remaining in the period, tying the game 7–7 by halftime. It was only the second halftime tie in Super Bowl history and the first time both of the game's first two quarters ended tied.

text: Third Quarter[edit]

text: On the opening drive of the second half, Patriots wide receiver Deion Branch caught 4 passes for 71 yards on a drive that ended with Brady's 2-yard touchdown pass to Vrabel, who lined up at the tight end spot on the play. The Eagles later tied the game with 3:39 left in the third period with a 74-yard, 10-play drive that was capped by McNabb's 10-yard touchdown pass to running back Brian Westbrook. For the first time in Super Bowl history, the game was tied going into the fourth quarter.

text: Fourth Quarter[edit]

text: Early in the final period, the Patriots put together a 9-play, 66-yard scoring drive that was keyed by 3 plays from running back Kevin Faulk, who caught 2 passes for 27 combined yards and rushed once for 12. Dillon capped off the drive with a 2-yard touchdown run to give the Patriots a 21–14 lead. Then after forcing another Eagles punt, Branch made a spectacular catch, taking the ball out of the hands of cornerback Sheldon Brown. The 19 yard gain, and a roughing-the-passer penalty on Philadelphia defensive lineman Corey Simon on the same play, set up kicker Adam Vinatieri's 22-yard field goal with 8:43 left in the game to increase the score 24–14 in favor of New England. In all three Patriots' Super Bowl wins in the decade, they held a double digit lead in the 4th quarter.

text: The Eagles responded with a long McNabb completion to Owens. However, after reaching the New England 36-yard line, McNabb fired a pass over the head of Dorsey Levens, where Tedy Bruschi was waiting to intercept it at the Patriots 24-yard line. At this point, there was only 7:20 to play in the game, with the Patriots still up by 10 points.

text: The Eagles did force New England to punt, and got the ball back at their own 21-yard line, but with 5:40 left in the game. The Eagles then drove 79 yards in 13 plays, however they used a full huddle for the entire drive. McNabb's 30-yard touchdown pass to receiver Greg Lewis cut the deficit to 24-21. Because the Eagles used a full huddle, the drive consumed 3:52 of the clock, and only 1:48 remained in the game by the time Lewis scored. Because of this, many sportswriters later criticized the Eagles for not immediately going to a no-huddle offense at the start of the possession. Anecdotal reports later came out alleging that McNabb was suffering from dry-heaves, and teammates Jon Ritchie[17] and Lito Sheppard[18] have gone on record years later that McNabb was suffering from dry-heaves or vomiting, though no video evidence exists and the stories have not been confirmed. Hank Fraley said in an interview the day after the game that McNabb was "almost puking" due to two large hits from Tedy Bruschi and Jarvis Green on back-to-back plays.[19] McNabb himself denies that he was vomiting or dry-heaving during the final drive, and Brian Westbrook later claimed that McNabb was merely "coughing."[17]

text: The Eagles failed to recover their ensuing onside kick attempt, with Christian Fauria catching the ball cleanly and sliding down to seal possession for New England. The Patriots then played it safe by running the ball 3 times and forcing Philadelphia to use all of its timeouts. New England punter Josh Miller then pinned the Eagles back at their own 4-yard line with just 46 seconds left in the game. Philadelphia then tried one last desperate drive to win or tie the game. But on first down, McNabb was pressured into making a rushed pass to Westbrook at the line of scrimmage. Instead of dropping the pass to stop the clock, Westbrook made the mistake of catching the ball and was immediately tackled for no gain, keeping the clock running and forcing the Eagles to run back to the line of scrimmage for their next play with no huddle. On second down, McNabb threw an incomplete pass intended for Owens. Finally on third down, McNabb threw a pass that deflected off of the outstretched fingertips of Smith and into the arms of Harrison for an interception with nine seconds left. Tom Brady took a knee to run out the clock, clinching the 3rd Super Bowl title in 4 years for the Patriots, and in the eyes of many establishing themselves as a dynasty.

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Adam Vinatieri warms up before the game

An Eagles offensive play

Philadelphia kicks off after scoring a touchdown

Brian Westbrook's touchdown catch (photo 1 of 2)

Brian Westbrook's touchdown catch (photo 2 of 2)

text: Box score[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Patriots (AFC)
0
7
7
10
24

Eagles (NFC)
0
7
7
7
21

text: at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

text:
Date: February 6, 2005
Game time: 6:38 p.m. EST
Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), clear[20]

text:
[hide]Scoring summary

Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score

Plays
Yards
TOP
NE
PHI

2
9:55
9
81
4:36
PHI
L. J. Smith 6-yard touchdown reception from Donovan McNabb, David Akers kick good
0
7

2
1:10
7
37
3:15
NE
David Givens 4-yard touchdown reception from Tom Brady, Adam Vinatieri kick good
7
7

3
11:04
9
69
3:56
NE
Mike Vrabel 2-yard touchdown reception from Brady, Vinatieri kick good
14
7

3
3:35
10
74
4:17
PHI
Brian Westbrook 10-yard touchdown reception from McNabb, Akers kick good
14
14

4
13:44
9
66
4:51
NE
Corey Dillon 2-yard touchdown run, Vinatieri kick good
21
14

4
8:40
8
43
3:49
NE
22-yard field goal by Vinatieri
24
14

4
1:48
13
79
3:52
PHI
Greg Lewis 30-yard touchdown reception from McNabb, Akers kick good
24
21

"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.
24
21

text: Statistical overview[edit]

text: McNabb completed 30 out of 51 passes for 357 yards and 3 touchdowns, but threw 3 interceptions and was sacked four times. McNabb's 357 yards are tied with Joe Montana for the fifth most in Super Bowl history and third most of any quarterback, as Tom Brady holds the top spot with 505 yards in Super Bowl LII and Kurt Warner holds the following 3 spots. Westbrook was the Eagles leading rusher with 44 yards, while also catching 6 passes for 70 yards and a touchdown and returning 3 punts for 19 yards. Pinkston caught 4 passes for 82 yards, while Owens was the Eagles' top receiver with 9 catches for 122 yards, however neither of them scored a touchdown.

text: Brady completed 23 out of 33 passes for 236 yards and 2 touchdowns. Dillon was the top rusher of the game with 75 yards and a touchdown, and had 3 catches for 31 yards. Running back Kevin Faulk contributed 38 rushing yards and 27 receiving yards.

text: Branch's Super Bowl record 11 catches tied Cincinnati Bengals' Dan Ross in Super Bowl XVI and San Francisco 49ers' Jerry Rice in Super Bowl XXIII. Coincidentally, all three would later be traded to the Seattle Seahawks: Ross in 1985, Rice in 2004 and Branch in 2006. Branch's combined 21 catches in Super Bowls XXXVIII and XXXIX are the most in back-to-back Super Bowls. Branch also became the third offensive player ever to win Super Bowl MVP honors without scoring a touchdown or throwing a touchdown pass. The other two players were Joe Namath in Super Bowl III and Fred Biletnikoff in Super Bowl XI.[5]

text: Branch and Terrell Owens each had 100 yards receiving, marking the third time in Super Bowl history, one player from each team had over 100 yards in a Super Bowl. Michael Irvin and Andre Reed were the first in Super Bowl XXVII, and Branch and Muhsin Muhammad the second a year earlier in Super Bowl XXXVIII. Branch also became the fourth player to have at least 100 yards receiving in back-to-back Super Bowls, joining John Stallworth, Jerry Rice and Antonio Freeman. Also, Mike Vrabel and David Givens became just the 14th and 15th players to score a touchdown in consecutive Super Bowls. Vrabel is the most surprising person on this list because he is a linebacker and he scored his on offense. They also became just the 7th and 8th players to catch a touchdown in back-to-back Super Bowls.

text: With the victory, Tom Brady became just the fourth quarterback to win at least three Super Bowls, along with Terry Bradshaw, Joe Montana and Troy Aikman. Brady also became the fourth quarterback to throw a touchdown pass in three different Super Bowls. Other quarterbacks to do it were Terry Bradshaw, Joe Montana and John Elway, with Kurt Warner later accomplishing the feat during Super Bowl XLIII.

text: The Patriots joined the Dallas Cowboys as the only teams in NFL history to win three Super Bowls in a span of four years.

text: Aftermath[edit]

text: The Patriots' Super Bowl win was the third championship for Boston-area sports teams in 12 months, following the Patriots winning Super Bowl XXXVIII the year before and the Red Sox winning the World Series–first in 86 years–three months earlier. This marked the first time since 1989–1990 in the San Francisco Bay Area that the same market has had 2 Super Bowl and World Series winners in 12 months.[13] The Patriots would later appear in Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI, losing both to Eli Manning's New York Giants, before winning Super Bowl XLIX against the Seattle Seahawks, 28–24, ten years later and Super Bowl LI against the Atlanta Falcons, 34-28, two years later. The latest Super Bowl win for the Patriots makes it ten titles among the four Boston teams (5 by the Patriots, 3 by the Red Sox, and one each by the Celtics and Bruins) since 2002.

text: For the Eagles, with the loss, the city of Philadelphia would not see its first championship since the 76ers swept the 1983 NBA Finals until the next time their city's teams played for a championship, when the Phillies won the 2008 World Series.[14] The Eagles did not return to the Super Bowl until 2017, also with a 13-3 record, and defeating the Falcons and Vikings in the playoffs.

text: The Eagles and the Patriots met again in Super Bowl LII, following the 2017 season, with the Eagles taking their revenge 41–33.

text: This is the last time that a team has won back-to-back Super Bowls, with the Patriots losing their second playoff game a year later and then, for the next eight years, every team either losing their first playoff game or missing them altogether. The streak was broken in 2014 when the Seahawks defeated the Panthers and ultimately advanced to the Super Bowl, only to lose to a Patriots goal line stand. The next year, the Patriots, having faltered down the stretch, entered those playoffs as the second seed behind the Broncos, who then defeated New England in the AFC Title Game that year en route to a title of their own in Super Bowl 50. Two years later, the Patriots, defending champions themselves from Super Bowl LI, returned to repeat their title only to lose the aforementioned Super Bowl LII.

text: Final statistics[edit]

text: Sources: NFL.com Super Bowl XXXIX, Super Bowl XXXIX Play Finder NE, Super Bowl XXXIX Play Finder Phi

text: Statistical comparison[edit]

text:
New England Patriots
Philadelphia Eagles

First downs
21
24

First downs rushing
6
4

First downs passing
14
18

First downs penalty
1
2

Third down efficiency
4/12
9/16

Fourth down efficiency
0/0
0/0

Net yards rushing
112
45

Rushing attempts
28
17

Yards per rush
4.0
2.6

Passing – Completions–attempts
23/33
30/51

Times sacked–total yards
2–17
4–33

Interceptions thrown
0
3

Net yards passing
219
324

Total net yards
331
369

Punt returns–total yards
4–26
3–19

Kickoff returns–total yards
4–63
5–114

Interceptions–total return yards
3–5
0–0

Punts–average yardage
7–45.1
5–42.8

Fumbles–lost
1–1
2–1

Penalties–yards
7–47
3–35

Time of possession
31:37
28:23

Turnovers
1
4

text: Individual leaders[edit]

text:
Patriots Passing

C/ATT1
Yds
TD
INT
Rating

Tom Brady
23/33
236
2
0
110.2

Patriots Rushing

Car2
Yds
TD
LG3
Yds/Car

Corey Dillon
18
75
1
25
4.17

Kevin Faulk
8
38
0
12
4.75

Patrick Pass
1
0
0
0
0.00

Tom Brady
1
−1
0
−1
-1.00

Patriots Receiving

Rec4
Yds
TD
LG3
Target5

Deion Branch
11
133
0
27
12

Corey Dillon
3
31
0
16
4

David Givens
3
19
1
13
7

Kevin Faulk
2
27
0
14
2

Troy Brown
2
17
0
12
2

Daniel Graham
1
7
0
7
1

Mike Vrabel
1
2
1
2t
1

David Patten
0
0
0
0
4

text:
Eagles Passing

C/ATT1
Yds
TD
INT
Rating

Donovan McNabb
30/51
357
3
3
75.4

Eagles Rushing

Car2
Yds
TD
LG3
Yds/Car

Brian Westbrook
15
44
0
22
2.93

Dorsey Levens
1
1
0
1
1.00

Donovan McNabb
1
0
0
0
0.00

Eagles Receiving

Rec4
Yds
TD
LG3
Target5

Terrell Owens
9
122
0
36
14

Brian Westbrook
7
60
1
15
11

Todd Pinkston
4
82
0
40
7

Greg Lewis
4
53
1
30t
5

L. J. Smith
4
27
1
9
8

Freddie Mitchell
1
11
0
11
4

Josh Parry
1
2
0
2
1

Dorsey Levens
0
0
0
0
1

text: 1Completions/attempts 2Carries 3Long gain 4Receptions 5Times targeted

text: Starting lineups[edit]

text: Hall of Fame‡

text:
New England
Position
Position
Philadelphia

Offense

David Givens
WR
Todd Pinkston

Matt Light
LT
Tra Thomas

Joe Andruzzi
LG
Artis Hicks

Dan Koppen
C
Hank Fraley

Stephen Neal
RG
Jermane Mayberry

Brandon Gorin
RT
Jon Runyan

Daniel Graham
TE
L. J. Smith

Deion Branch
WR
Terrell Owens‡

Tom Brady
QB
Donovan McNabb

Corey Dillon
RB
Brian Westbrook

Patrick Pass
FB
Josh Parry

Defense

Rosevelt Colvin
OLB
LDE
Derrick Burgess

Vince Wilfork
NT
LDT
Corey Simon

Jarvis Green
RE
RDT
Darwin Walker

Mike Vrabel
OLB
RDE
Jevon Kearse

Tedy Bruschi
ILB
WLB
Keith Adams

Roman Phifer
ILB
MLB
Jeremiah Trotter

Willie McGinest
OLB
SLB
Dhani Jones

Randall Gay
LCB
Lito Sheppard

Asante Samuel
RCB
Sheldon Brown

Rodney Harrison
SS
Michael Lewis

Eugene Wilson
FS
Brian Dawkins‡

text: Commercials[edit]

text: As usual, the television coverage of this year's Super Bowl was the showcase for the most expensive commercials in television—both to produce and to buy airtime (at the rate of $2.4 million US for 30 seconds).[10]

text: One ad that drew the ire of many—including the NFL—was for the internet domain provider Go Daddy, which tweaked the controversial halftime of the previous year's game with a mock censorship hearing featuring a comely woman, Nikki Cappelli (played by WWE Wrestler Candice Michelle), having a "wardrobe malfunction". Fox pulled the second airing of the ad, scheduled for the two-minute warning of the fourth quarter, along with a five-second plug, and it was replaced with a promo for The Simpsons. The Scottsdale, Arizona-based World Wide Web domain registration company got a refund on the second ad.[10]

text: Another popular ad was made by the NFL. It featured players who were not in the Super Bowl, headlined by Pittsburgh Steelers rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger being at a beach resort, depressed he did not make it in. Joe Montana comforted Roethlisberger, and soon both Montana and Roethlisberger joined many other players in different locations in an off-key yet rousing edition of "Tomorrow" from the musical Annie. The commercial ended with the tagline: "Tomorrow, we're all undefeated again." Roethlisberger went on to lead the Steelers to victory in Super Bowl XL the very next season.

text: The top ad, as chosen by the USA Today Super Bowl Ad Meter was for Anheuser-Busch's Bud Light featuring a timid skydiver making his first jump getting enticed with a six-pack of the product.[10] This ad was ranked second on ADBOWL. The highest ranked commercial by ADBOWL was Anheuser-Busch's "Applause."

text: For the first time since the campaign started in Super Bowl XXI, no "I'm going to Disney World!" ad aired following Super Bowl XXXIX.[10]

text: Player bonuses[edit]

text: Each member of the Patriots received a payment of $68,000 for winning the game. The Eagles each received $36,500. When adjusted for inflation, the Patriots salary was actually less than the $15,000 paid to members of the Green Bay Packers for winning Super Bowl I in 1967. That amount of money in 1967 equated to approximately $85,000 in 2005.[22]

text: Officials[edit]

text:
Referee: Terry McAulay #77 first Super Bowl
Umpire: Carl Paganelli #124 first Super Bowl
Head Linesman: Gary Slaughter #30 first Super Bowl
Line Judge: Mark Steinkerchner #84 second Super Bowl (XXXVII)
Field Judge: Tom Sifferman #118 third Super Bowl (XXXVII, XXXVIII)
Side Judge: Rick Patterson #15 second Super Bowl (XXXV)
Back Judge: Tony Steratore #112 first Super Bowl
Alternate Referee: Ed Hochuli #85 (referee for XXXII, XXXVIII)
Alternate Umpire: Garth DeFelice #53
Alternate Field Judge: Larry Rose #128[10]


document_title: 2003 Cricket World Cup Final

question_text: whom did australia beat to reach the finals of the 2003 world cup

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text: 2003 Cricket World Cup Final

text: Background[edit]

text: Format[edit]

text: The 2003 Cricket World Cup was the eighth World Cup, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The competition took place between 9 February and 23 March 2003, lasting 43 days. Co-hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya, the tournament was the first World Cup to be played in Africa.[3] There were 14 participating teams, the largest number in a World Cup until then. As well as the 10 Test-playing nations, four associate teams took part. Kenya, by virtue of its ODI status, automatically qualified for the tournament; Canada, Namibia and Netherlands—the top three teams of the 2001 ICC Trophy—formed the rest.[4]

tag: p

text: The structure of the tournament was similar to that of the 1999 World Cup. The 14 countries were separated into two groups of seven; each team played the others in its group once. The most successful three from each group qualified for the Super Sixes stage,[4] a format which was introduced in the 1999 tournament.[3] Each qualifier carried forward their points from the first stage and played one game against each of the three teams from the other group. The top four teams from the Super Sixes qualified for the semi-finals, and the winners of those matches contested the final. A total of 54 matches were played in the tournament.[5]

text: The matches were played according to the standard rules of a One Day International (ODI). Each side batted for a maximum of 50 overs,[b][7] and fielding restrictions applied for the bowling side. For the first 15 overs only two fielders were allowed outside the infield, and for the rest of the innings four fielders (including a bowler and the wicket-keeper) had to be deployed in the infield. No player was allowed to bowl more than 10 overs in an innings.[8]

text: Squads[edit]

text: The Australian Cricket Board announced their squad for the World Cup on 31 December 2002, but several changes were made to the team before the tournament was completed. In January 2003, Shane Watson was ruled out following a stress fracture and was replaced by Ian Harvey.[9] A day before the tournament started, Australia's key spinner Shane Warne was found guilty of using a prohibited diuretic drug during an ODI series held in Australia before the World Cup. He was sent home after he tested positive, and banned from playing for one year.[10][11] Later, Australia's fast bowler Jason Gillespie was ruled out from the tournament following a tendon injury.[12] Warne and Gillespie were replaced by Nathan Hauritz (on 24 February 2003) and Nathan Bracken (on 5 March 2003), respectively.[13][14] An ongoing dispute between the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Indian players over product endorsements ensured a delay in the announcement of a provisional squad for the World Cup.[15] The BCCI announced the final selection of 15 members on 31 December 2002.[16] Sachin Tendulkar made into the final squad despite three ongoing injuries, including a major one on the ankle.[17]

text: Having won 15 out of their 18 ODIs leading up the start of the tournament, the defending champions Australia were deemed one of the favourites to reach the semi-finals.[18] They had previously won the 1987 and 1999 tournaments. In contrast, some commentators considered it doubtful whether India would qualify for the Super Sixes stage. They had won the competition once, in 1983, but had recently lost an ODI series against West Indies at home, and were defeated heavily in their tour of New Zealand.[19][20]

text: Route to the final[edit]

text: Group stage[edit]

text: Australia and India were both in Pool A of the competition. Australia won all their matches in the group stage. Except for their win against England, when they recovered from 135 for 8 to reach the target of 205 runs, they won all their matches comfortably.[12]

text: India had a shaky start to the tournament.[12] In their opening match against the Netherlands, they were bowled out for 204 runs. Although they won the game by 79 runs, the team was criticised for failing to bat out their 50 overs.[21] After they were dismissed for 125 runs against Australia and lost the match by nine wickets, angry fans in India burned effigies of the players; Mohammad Kaif's house and Rahul Dravid's car were vandalised.[22][23] India won all the remaining games of the stage—against Zimbabwe, Pakistan, Namibia and England.[17]

text: Australia, India and Zimbabwe finished the group as the top three teams and qualified for the Super Sixes from Pool A,[19] while Pool B had Sri Lanka, Kenya and New Zealand progress for the next stage.[12]

text: Super Sixes[edit]

text: In the first match of the Super Sixes against Sri Lanka, Australia made 319 runs for five wickets. The Australian captain Ricky Ponting and his deputy, Adam Gilchrist,[24] scored 114 not out and 99 respectively. Sri Lanka in reply managed 223 runs in 47.4 overs. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 92 while Brett Lee captured three wickets for Australia.[25] In the next match against New Zealand, Shane Bond's six wickets for 23 runs reduced Australia to 84 runs for seven wickets in 27 overs before Michael Bevan and Andrew Bichel took the total to 208 runs.[26] Lee's five wickets for 42 runs helped to bowl New Zealand out for 112 runs, their lowest total in World Cup.[27] Australia won their final game by five wickets after bowling out Kenya for 174 runs.[28]

text: After losing the toss against Kenya in their first match, India were set a target of 226 runs. Despite an initial collapse, their captain Sourav Ganguly (107 not out) and Yuvraj Singh (58 not out) ensured India's victory.[29] In the next game against Sri Lanka, India made 292 runs; Tendulkar (97) and Sehwag (66) top-scored for the team. Srinath took four wickets as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 109, and India won the match by a margin of 183 runs.[30] In their final match of the stage, India played New Zealand. Zaheer Khan returned career-best figures of four wickets for 42 runs, and New Zealand were dismissed for 146 runs. India lost three wickets for 21 runs, before Dravid, their vice-captain,[16] and Kaif added 129 runs for the fourth wicket and ensured a seven-wicket win. The match marked the seventh consecutive victory for India in the tournament.[31]

text: Semi-finals[edit]

text: The first semi-final was played between Australia and Sri Lanka on 18 March at St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth. Australia won the toss and opted to bat first. They managed 212 runs for the loss of 7 wickets at the end of 50 overs. Symonds top-scored for the team with 91 not out, while Chaminda Vaas picked up three wickets for Sri Lanka.[32] With 213 runs needed for victory, Sri Lanka lost both the openers after which the play was interrupted by rain. The target was revised to 172 runs from 38.1 overs using the Duckworth–Lewis method, a mathematical formulation used to calculate revised targets for teams batting second in case of matches being interrupted by bad weather or rain.[33] Kumar Sangakkara and Vaas made 47 runs together for the eighth wicket, the highest partnership of the innings, but the team managed to score only 123 runs in the allotted overs. Australia progressed into the final as Sri Lanka fell 48 runs short of the target.[34]

text: The second semi-final was played between India and Kenya on 20 March 2003 at Kingsmead, Durban. Kenya became the first non-Test team to play a World Cup semi-final.[35][36] India won the toss and made 270 runs for four wickets. Ganguly and Tendulkar made 111 not out and 83 respectively.[37] In reply, Kenya were bowled out for 179 in 46.2 overs. Their captain Steve Tikolo top-scored with 56 runs, while Zaheer Khan took three wickets for 14 runs. Ganguly was adjudged the Man of the match.[38]

text: Build up[edit]

text: Many journalists considered Australia, undefeated throughout the tournament, to be favourites in the final.[39][40] The Indian industrialist Vijay Mallya organised special flights, including a few chartered ones, to transport film actors, politicians and businessmen to Johannesburg;[41] most of these people supported India. Some South African airlines also extended their support to India.[42] The air tickets from Mumbai to Johannesburg were completely sold out immediately after India entered the Super Sixes stage.[43] Although most journalists and analysts favoured Australia, former Pakistan captain Imran Khan believed India were favourites. Former Australia cricketer Greg Chappell complimented Brett Lee: he said, except for Lee, no Australian bowler was a serious threat to the Indian batsmen, and also remarked that the "duel" between Lee and Tendulkar would be crucial.[44]

text: On the eve of the match, which would be his 100th ODI as India's captain, Ganguly issued a statement saying that his team were honoured to play the World Cup final. He cited India's victories at the 1983 World Cup and the 1985 World Championship of Cricket as his inspirations.[45] Although acknowledging Australia as the best side in the world, he stated that they were not "unbeatable".[46] Australia's main concern was Tendulkar, the tournament's top-scorer, of whom the Indian fans had high expectations.[12] Ponting hinted about the possibility that his bowlers, Lee and Glenn McGrath, had "special" plans to restrict him.[46] He also said that in crucial matches his team "tries to reach another level".[47]

text: Before the match, the two teams had faced each other eight times in World Cups; Australia had won six of them.[48] In the 2003 tournament, Australia won all their matches to that point; India's only defeat came in the group stage against Australia.[c][47] For all the Indian players it was their first World Cup final, whereas six of the Australians had appeared in at least one previous final.[49]

text: Final[edit]

text: Summary[edit]

text: The final was played on 23 March 2003 at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. This was the fifth match to be played at the ground in the tournament.[50] The match, watched by a crowd of 31,779,[a] began at 10:00 SAST.[51] Simon Wilde, writing for the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, said the venue was one of the "most bountiful" grounds for batsmen.[12] However, on that day the pitch was moist and the outfield was damp as a result of the thunderstorms the previous evening. A short shower that morning forced the ground staff to blow dry air over the pitch. The sky was overcast with a chance of further rainfall.[52] For the umpires—David Shepherd and Steve Bucknor—it was their third World Cup Final.[53] Rudi Koertzen and Billy Bowden were appointed as the third and fourth umpires, respectively. Former Sri Lankan cricketer Ranjan Madugalle served as the match referee.[1]

text: India remained unchanged from the side that played the semi-final, while Australia excluded Ian Harvey and brought back Damien Martyn into the side. Ganguly won the toss and elected to field first.[52] Zaheer Khan opened the bowling for India along with Javagal Srinath. The Australian openers scored aggressively from the beginning of the innings as Khan conceded 15 runs in the first over.[54] Gilchrist in particular hit both Khan and Srinath for many runs and reached his 50 from 40 balls. When Ganguly turned to his spin bowlers as early as the tenth over, Gilchrist slowed his scoring rate. In the fourteenth over, when Harbhajan Singh was brought back to bowl, Gilchrist (57 off 48 balls) tried to hit him over the mid-wicket, but was beaten by the ball's extra bounce and caught in the deep by Virender Sehwag.[54] The pair had added 105 runs for the first wicket.[55] Harbhajan struck again in the twentieth over when he dismissed Hayden (37 runs off 54 balls), leaving the score at 125 runs.[54]

text: After Hayden's departure, Ponting was joined by Martyn, who completed his half-century in 46 balls.[55] Ponting scored at a slower rate, reaching his 50 off 74 balls with one four. After completing his half century, he accelerated; he hit two sixes off Harbhajan and one off Ashish Nehra.[55] The pair added 100 runs off 109 balls for the third wicket. Ponting reached his century quickly—his second fifty came off 29 balls.[55] At the end of the innings, Australia had scored 359 runs for two wickets;[d] Ponting had scored 140 not out (off 121 balls; four fours and eight sixes)[e] and Martyn hit 88 not out (off 84 balls; seven fours and one six) respectively. As of the 2015 competition, Ponting's innings remains the highest individual score by a captain in a World Cup final,[56] and Australia's total remains the highest by a team in a World Cup final. The 234-run stand between Ponting and Marytn was a record partnership for Australia in ODIs at that point in time.[f] The Indian bowlers conceded 37 extras. Srinath conceded 87 runs without taking a wicket—the most expensive figures in his career—in what was his last international game.[54]

text: India came out to bat with Tendulkar and Sehwag. McGrath opened the bowling for Australia. Tendulkar hit a boundary off the fourth ball of the over but was dismissed off the next delivery.[54] Ganguly joined Sehwag and the pair scored at a run-a-ball before the former was dismissed by Lee in the tenth over. Kaif, the next man, was dismissed in the same over with the score 59 runs for 3 wickets. Dravid and Sehwag scored steadily from then on until the seventeenth over,[21] when rain interrupted play with the score at 103 runs.[54] After play resumed, Ponting brought in Australia's spinners, Brad Hogg and Darren Lehmann. Sehwag was more aggressive against both, hitting Lehmann for three consecutive fours and Hogg for a four and six; Dravid played a secondary role to Sehwag, pushing often for singles. They were dismissed in quick succession after making 82 (off 81 balls) and 47 (off 57 balls) respectively.[54] Following that, India began to lose wickets at regular intervals. Except for Yuvraj Singh (24) and Dinesh Mongia (12), the rest of the players were out for single-digit scores.[54] India were bowled out for 234 runs in 39.2 overs when Zaheer Khan was dismissed by McGrath.[58] Australia won the match by 125 runs, the largest margin of victory by runs in a World Cup final.[59] It was their second successive World Cup trophy and their third overall.[60] Ponting was declared the Man of the match for his 140 not out.[2]

text: Scorecard[edit]

text:
Australia batting[1]

Player
Status
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Strike rate

Adam Gilchrist
c Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh
57
48
8
1
118.75

Matthew Hayden
c Dravid b Harbhajan Singh
37
54
5
0
68.51

Ricky Ponting *
not out
140
121
4
8
115.70

Damien Martyn
not out
88
84
7
1
104.76

Darren Lehmann

Michael Bevan

Andrew Symonds

Brad Hogg

Andy Bichel

Brett Lee

Glenn McGrath

Extras
(b 2, lb 12, w 16, nb 7)
37

Total
(2 wickets; 50 overs)
359

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text: Fall of wickets: 1–105 (Gilchrist, 13.6 ov), 2–125 (Hayden, 19.5 ov)

text:
India bowling[1]

Bowler
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wickets
Econ

Zaheer Khan
7
0
67
0
9.57

Javagal Srinath
10
0
87
0
8.70

Ashish Nehra
10
0
57
0
5.70

Harbhajan Singh
8
0
49
2
6.12

Virender Sehwag
3
0
14
0
4.66

Sachin Tendulkar
3
0
20
0
6.66

Dinesh Mongia
7
0
39
0
5.57

Yuvraj Singh
2
0
12
0
6.00

text:
India batting[1]

Player
Status
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Strike rate

Sachin Tendulkar
c & b McGrath
4
5
1
0
80.00

Virender Sehwag
run out (Lehmann)
82
81
10
3
101.23

Sourav Ganguly *
c Lehmann b Lee
24
25
3
1
96.00

Mohammad Kaif
c Gilchrist b McGrath
0
3
0
0
0.00

Rahul Dravid
b Bichel
47
57
2
0
82.45

Yuvraj Singh
c Lee b Hogg
24
34
1
0
70.58

Dinesh Mongia
c Martyn b Symonds
12
11
2
0
109.09

Harbhajan Singh
c McGrath b Symonds
7
8
0
0
87.50

Zaheer Khan
c Lehmann b McGrath
4
8
0
0
50.00

Javagal Srinath
b Lee
1
4
0
0
25.00

Ashish Nehra
not out
8
4
2
0
200.00

Extras
(b 4, lb 4, w 9, nb 4)
21

Total
(all out; 39.2
overs)

234

text: Fall of wickets: 1–4 (Tendulkar, 0.5 ov), 2–58 (Ganguly, 9.5 ov), 3–59 (Kaif, 10.3 ov), 4–147 (Sehwag, 23.5 ov), 5–187 (Dravid, 31.5 ov), 6–208 (Yuvraj Singh, 34.5 ov), 7–209 (Mongia, 35.2 ov), 8–223 (Harbhajan Singh, 37.1 ov), 9–226 (Srinath, 38.2 ov), 10–234 (Khan, 39.2 ov)

text:
Australia bowling[1]

Bowler
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wickets
Econ

Glenn McGrath
8.2
0
52
3
6.24

Brett Lee
7
1
31
2
4.42

Brad Hogg
10
0
61
1
6.10

Darren Lehmann
2
0
18
0
9.00

Andy Bichel
10
0
57
1
5.70

Andrew Symonds
2
0
7
2
3.50

text: Match officials

text:
On-field umpires: Steve Bucknor (West Indies) and David Shepherd (England)
Third umpire: Rudi Koertzen (South Africa)
Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire: Billy Bowden (New Zealand)

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text: Key

text:
* – Captain
 – Wicket-keeper
c Fielder – Indicates that the batsman was dismissed by a catch by the named fielder
b Bowler – Indicates which bowler gains credit for the dismissal

text: Aftermath[edit]

text: Australia became the first team to win three World Cups,[54] and registered a record 17 consecutive ODI wins.[61] They also became the first team to win all the matches in a World Cup tournament.[62] Writing for the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, Simon Wilde remarked that Australia would have beaten a Rest of the World XI had they been asked.[12]

text: At the post-match press conference, Ponting said the Indian players showed no signs of winning the match at any point in time. On Australia's win he said, "It's not that we think we are ahead of the others. It's just the way we play."[47] Nevertheless, he complimented both teams by saying that India and Australia were the two best teams in the tournament, and said that the Indian players deserved to be in the final.[47] Ganguly praised the Australian batsmen and said that they played like "real champions".[63]

text: Ganguly's decision to bowl first was criticised by the media: The New York Times, for instance, said it "backfired horribly".[60][64] Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan, while denouncing Ganguly's decision, also criticised his idea of going into the match with an unchanged side. He stated that India should have played their leg spinner Anil Kumble as the ball was "gripping [in] the surface".[65] The journalist and former England cricketer Mike Selvey believed that Ganguly may have been influenced by the possibility of the Duckworth–Lewis method affecting the result.[66] Indian journalist Boria Majumdar in his book, Cricketing Cultures in Conflict (2004), remarked about the possibility of Australia losing the rain-interrupted final, if the result were to be decided by this method.[67] Ganguly defended his decision saying that the overcast conditions and moisture in the pitch meant it was favourable to the bowlers, but they failed to use it properly.[52] Ponting said that he would have opted to bat first had they won the toss.[68] His teammate Symonds, in an interview later, recalled that India's decision to bowl first gave them an impression that they were not "confident enough to take the fight".[69]

text: Australia were rewarded with prize money totaling US$2,000,000, while India received $800,000.[35][70] Tendulkar's aggregate of 673 runs in the tournament fetched him the Man of the series accolade.[g][12] Ponting's innings of 140 not out was placed among the best innings of the tournament by Rediff,[72] and among the top 10 performances in a World Cup final by the ICC.[73] Tendulkar and Hayden were included among the "Highest impact World XI", a World Cup team released by the Wisden India owned website Impact Index, in February 2015.[74] Srinath, who was then India's leading wicket-taker in ODIs, retired a few months after the competition.[75] The match also marked the end of India coach John Wright's contract.[76] On his request the Board of Control for Cricket in India retained his position in which he continued to serve until 2005.[77][78]


document_title: Daydreaming (Radiohead song)

question_text: what does thom yorke say at the end of daydreaming

text: Daydreaming (Radiohead song)

text: Recording[edit]

text: "Daydreaming" was written by singer Thom Yorke; the rest of the band created the final arrangement.[1] For the song's introduction, the band slowed the tape, creating a pitch-warping effect.[1] The strings, recorded at RAK Studios in London,[2] were arranged by guitarist Jonny Greenwood and performed by the London Contemporary Orchestra, conducted by Hugh Brunt. The orchestra had previously worked with Greenwood on his score for the 2012 film The Master.[3][4] Cellist Oliver Coates said: "Nigel, Jonny and Thom all have this awesome relationship, and were so animated during the recording. I remember we were laying down the cello part at the end of 'Daydreaming' and Thom said, 'That's it – that is the sound of the record.'"[5] Greenwood had the cellists tune their cellos unusually low for the song, creating a "growling" sound.[6]

text: Music and lyrics[edit]

text: "Daydreaming" is a ballad[7][8] with a "simple, sad" piano motif, "spooky" backmasked vocals, and ambient,[9][10] electronic and orchestral elements.[11] The song ends with reversed, warped, and slowed vocals; when reversed, Yorke seems to be singing "Half of my life", "I've found my love", or "Every minute, half of my love".[12][13] Several critics felt the lyrics were coloured by Radiohead singer Thom Yorke's separation from his partner of 23 years Rachel Owen.[14][15][16][17] Pitchfork noted that this period was "about as long as Radiohead have been releasing music" and saw the song as a "reckoning with those years, and, in one way or another, an elegy to them."[18]

text: Music video[edit]

text: The "Daydreaming" music video was directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, for whom Greenwood has composed several film scores.[19] In the video, Yorke walks through a series of doors and passageways leading to various disconnected locations, including a hotel, a hospital, a laundry, and a convenience store. He eventually climbs a snowy hill, enters a cave, and mouths the song's closing words as he lies down next to a fire.[19][20][21]

text: Promotion and release[edit]

text: "Daydreaming" was released as a download on 6 May 2016 on Radiohead's site and on streaming and digital media services.[22][23] Anderson and the band sent 35 mm prints of the "Daydreaming" music video to select theatres inviting them to screen it.[24] On 16 July 2016, Radiohead announced a fan competition to create a music video vignette for an alternative version of the song with additional strings.[25]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Pitchfork ranked "Daydreaming" the 24th best song of 2016, behind another Moon Shaped Pool track, "True Love Waits", at 9th.[18]

text: Track listing[edit]

text:
Download[22]

No.
Title
Length

1.
"Daydreaming"
6:24

text: Charts[edit]

text:
Chart (2016)
Peak
position

Australia (ARIA)[26]
73

France (SNEP)[27]
28

Ireland (IRMA)[28]
84

Italy (FIMI)[29]
88

UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[30]
74

US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[31]
12


document_title: FA Community Shield

question_text: when did the charity shield become the community shield

text: FA Community Shield

text: History[edit]

text: The Community Shield evolved from the Sheriff of London Charity Shield that had been introduced in 1898[2] as a professionals versus amateurs cup (the gentlemen and players tradition).[3] The Football Association Charity Shield, as it was known at the time, was designed to replace the Sheriff of London Charity Shield after the leading amateur clubs fell out with the FA.[4] The new format was to have the Football League First Division champions play the Southern League champions, and the first match was in 1908 between Manchester United (the First Division champions) and Queens Park Rangers (the Southern League champions). The match was drawn 1–1, so the game was replayed when Manchester United won 4–0. This is the only Charity Shield game to go to a replay. Both games were played at Stamford Bridge.[2]

text: The competition format varied over the years: in 1913 the Shield was contested between Amateurs and Professionals XIs, while in 1921 the Shield was contested between the Football League and FA Cup winners for the first time. The format continued to vary in the 1920s, usually along the lines of Amateurs v. Professionals, including one year (1927) where the Professionals were represented by the FA Cup holders Cardiff City and the Amateurs by the Corinthians, echoing the format of the trophy's predecessor, the Sheriff of London Charity Shield.

text: In 1930 the Football League winner v. FA Cup winner returned, and with a few exceptions, this format has remained to the present day. Notable exceptions include the 1950 Shield, which involved the England World Cup team against an FA team that had toured Canada that summer,[2] and the 1961 Shield, when Tottenham Hotspur became the first team of the 20th century to win the Double, and so played a Football Association XI.[5]

text: The game had been moved to the start of the season from 1959 onwards.[5] The question of which two teams should contest the Shield should one team win both the FA Cup and League continued to linger. In 1971, Arsenal became the second team to win the Double since the Shield's foundation, but owing to their previously arranged pre-season friendly matches, they could not take part. Leicester City were invited as Division Two champions to play FA Cup runners-up Liverpool instead and went on to win the trophy, despite having won neither the League (until 2016, when they contested it again and were runners-up) nor the FA Cup (at all).

text: In 1972, league champions Derby County and FA Cup winners Leeds United both declined to take part in the Charity Shield, so Manchester City, who had finished in fourth in the First Division, and Third Division champions Aston Villa were invited to take part; Manchester City won 1–0. Despite finishing the season eleventh, City also contested the 1973 Charity Shield but lost 1-0 to Second Division champions Burnley.

text: In 1974 the then FA secretary, Ted Croker, created the current format with the match being played at Wembley Stadium, and being contested by the reigning League and FA Cup holders.[2]

text: Four drawn games in the 1980s and early 1990s resulted in each team holding the trophy for 6 months, but in 1993 penalties were re-introduced to decide drawn games.[2]

text: With the formation of a new top league, the FA Premier League, the Shield became a showcase match between the Premier League and FA Cup winners from the 1993 competition onwards.

text: In 2002, the Charity Commission found that the Football Association failed to meet its legal obligations under charity law, by failing to specify what money from ticket sales went to charity, and delaying payments to the charities nominated.[6] As a result, the competition was renamed the Community Shield.[7] Arsenal were the first winners of the renamed Community Shield with a 1–0 victory over Liverpool.[8]

text: In 2016, the FA's official silversmith Thomas Lyte restored and rebuilt the Football Association's original 1908 Charity Shield to mark 50 years since England beat West Germany in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.[9]

text: The trophy was sold at auction with the proceeds going to the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK raising £40,000. The auction was held at The Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington, where the England team celebrated the 1966 victory. The Bobby Moore Fund became the FA's charity partner in July 2016. [10]

text: Rules[edit]

text: The rules of the Community Shield are generally the same as those for Premier League, with a team of 11 starting players and 7 substitutes. However, unlike in most other competitions where only three substitutions are permitted, teams in the Community Shield are permitted up to six substitutions. If the scores are level after 90 minutes, the teams play a penalty shootout.[11]

text: Status[edit]

text: An official honour in the English game, the Community Shield is the first competitive game of the new top-flight English football season.[12][13] However, it has been considered by some to be a minor trophy and Community Shield games may not be as hotly contested as other trophy finals. The game has been described by some media sources, including Mark Lawrenson, as a "glorified friendly".[14][15][16] Prior to the 2008 FA Community Shield, Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson summarised his opinion of the competition: "It's always a game we never quite use as a do or die thing; we use it as a barometer for fitness".[17] On the other hand, many media, clubs and players continue to recognise the importance of the match as the first official game and trophy of the domestic season.[18][19][20] Ahead of the 2016 FA Community Shield against Manchester United, Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri asked, "Why do you say this question, a friendly? When is the Community Shield a friendly? Of course we will be at the maximum and Manchester United will be at their maximum. The two teams want to win. I am very excited."[12] The following year, Chelsea manager Antonio Conte affirmed the significance of the cup, stating "It is not a friendly game. It is an official game and there is a trophy so for us it must be important" ahead of his side's clash with Arsenal, the team that had denied his club the double the previous season.[21]

text: Records[edit]

text:
The most successful teams in the competition are Manchester United (17 outright wins, 4 shared), Arsenal (14 outright wins, 1 shared), Liverpool (10 outright wins, 5 shared) and Everton (8 outright wins, 1 shared).
The highest scoring game was Manchester United's 8–4 win against Swindon Town in 1911.[2]
Everton hold the record for most consecutive wins (4) from 1984 to 1987; however, the 1986 was shared with Liverpool. Manchester United hold the record for most consecutive losses (4) from 1998 to 2001. During this period Manchester United also held the record for most consecutive games played (6) from 1996 to 2001 in which they won 2.
Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Pat Jennings scored against Manchester United from his own penalty area in the 1967 Charity Shield, which was shared at 3-3.[2]
Brighton & Hove Albion are the only club to win just the Shield, never the FA Cup or the League.

text: Venues[edit]

text:
Multiple guest and neutral hosts

Ground
Hosts
Years

Stamford Bridge, London

10

1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1923, 1927, 1930, 1950,[2] 1955, 1970

Highbury, London

7

1924, 1934, 1935, 1938, 1948, 1949, 1953

White Hart Lane, London

6

1912, 1920, 1921, 1925, 1951, 1961

Old Trafford, Manchester

6

1922, 1928, 1952, 1957, 1965, 1967

Maine Road, Manchester

5

1926, 1937, 1956, 1968, 1973

Villa Park, Birmingham

3

1931, 1972, 2012

Goodison Park, Liverpool

3

1933, 1963, 1966

The Den, London

2

1913, 1929

Molineux, Wolverhampton

2

1954, 1959

text: For purposes of clarity, venues mentioned in italics in this section no longer exist.

text: Permanent venues[edit]

text: Since 1974, the Community Shield has been at a permanent home rather than guest venues.[22]

text:
Empire Stadium (Old Wembley): 1974–2000
Millennium Stadium: 2001–2006
Wembley Stadium (New Wembley): 2007–2011, since 2013

text: Neutral and guest host venues[edit]

text: The fixture was originally played at various neutral grounds or the home ground of one of the teams competing. In total there have been seventeen host grounds other than the aforementioned permanent three. The first ground to host the fixture was Stamford Bridge in 1908 and the last ground which guest hosted the fixture was Villa Park in 2012, which was due to Wembley and the Millennium Stadium hosting the 2012 Olympics football tournament. Stadiums considered included St James' Park, and the Stadium of Light but Villa Park was chosen for the 2012 contest.[23]

text: There have been eight grounds which have hosted the fixture on one single occasion, these being: St James' Park in 1932, Roker Park in 1936, Burnden Park in 1958, Turf Moor in 1960, Portman Road in 1962, Anfield in 1964, Elland Road in 1969 and Filbert Street in 1971. Nine grounds have hosted the fixtures on multiple occasions.

text: Winners[edit]

text: By year[edit]

text: By number of wins (clubs)[edit]

text:
Team
Wins
(outright wins/shared titles)
Years (* title was shared)

Manchester United
21 (17/4)
1908, 1911, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1965*, 1967*, 1977*, 1983, 1990*, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016

Arsenal
15 (14/1)
1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1948, 1953, 1991*, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2014, 2015, 2017

Liverpool
15 (10/5)
1964*, 1965*, 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977*, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986*, 1988, 1989, 1990*, 2001, 2006

Everton
9 (8/1)
1928, 1932, 1963, 1970, 1984, 1985, 1986*, 1987, 1995

Tottenham Hotspur
7 (4/3)
1921, 1951, 1961, 1962, 1967*, 1981*, 1991*

Chelsea
4
1955, 2000, 2005, 2009

Manchester City
4
1937, 1968, 1972, 2012

Wolverhampton Wanderers
4 (1/3)
1949*, 1954*, 1959, 1960*

Leeds United
2
1969, 1992

Burnley
2 (1/1)
1960*, 1973

West Bromwich Albion
2 (1/1)
1920, 1954*

Blackburn Rovers
1
1912

Bolton Wanderers
1
1958

Brighton & Hove Albion
1
1910

Cardiff City
1
1927

Derby County
1
1975

Huddersfield Town
1
1922

Leicester City
1
1971

Newcastle United
1
1909

Nottingham Forest
1
1978

Sheffield Wednesday
1
1935

Sunderland
1
1936

Aston Villa
1 (0/1)
1981*

Portsmouth
1 (0/1)
1949*

West Ham United
1 (0/1)
1964*

text: By number of wins (other)[edit]

text:
Team
Wins
Years

English Professionals XI
4
1913, 1923, 1924, 1929

English Amateurs XI
2
1925, 1926

England 1950 FIFA World Cup XI
1
1950


document_title: 'Till I Collapse

question_text: who is reggie that eminem refers to in till i collapse

text: 'Till I Collapse

text: Background[edit]

text: The song samples the "stomp-stomp-clap" beat made famous by the rock band Queen on their song "We Will Rock You" (1977).

text: Although it has never been released as a single, it has charted on a few occasions when other Eminem albums have been released.[1] In 2012 it was certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for digital sales of 2,000,000 copies in the United States.[2] In 2018 it was certified quintuple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for digital sales of 5,000,000 copies in the United States.[3]

text: In the second verse, Eminem makes references to several rappers who he believes are the best in the industry.

text: "It goes, Reggie (Redman), Jay-Z, Tupac and Biggie, Andre from Outkast, Jada (Jadakiss), Kurupt, Nas and then me" – Eminem, "Till I Collapse"

text: Critical reception[edit]

text: David Browne wrote that this song is about underrating Eminem himself: "In songs like the trudging 'Till I Collapse (...) he tells how persecuted he's been by the government, how his lyrics are constantly misinterpreted, and how [he'll] probably never get the props [he]... [deserves].[4] DX Magazine called this song "massive hand-clap driven beat."[5] Steve Juon wrote in his favorable review, "Wrapping up the album are "Till I Collapse," another surprisingly militaresque track."[6] Kris Ex described "'Till I Collapse" as an "all paranoid horror-movie instrumentation bottomed with arena-rock grandeur."[7] On October 9, 2013, WatchMojo.com rated 'Till I Collapse number 7 on their 'Top 10 Eminem Songs'.

text: In popular culture[edit]

text: Although "'Till I Collapse" was not released as a single, when the single "Shake That" (also featuring Nate Dogg) was released in 2006, several Eminem songs re-charted that same week, including this one. It charted in the United Kingdom at number 192 on 15 April 2006.[1] In 2008, it appeared in HBO's Oscar de la Hoya – Manny Pacquiao 24/7. In 2009, it was used in an advert for the then-upcoming game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. It raised digital download sales of the song worldwide considerably,[8] but in Britain the song sold so many copies after the advert aired that it re-charted that week (21 November 2009) at number 73, a new peak. During the 2010–11 NBA season, the song was used during the Cleveland Cavaliers' team introductions. Shane Mosley used this song as an entrance theme with his bout with Floyd Mayweather as did Shane Carwin for his bout against Junior dos Santos. Major League Baseball pitcher Jesse Litsch used the song as his entrance music during the 2011 season.[9] The song has also been used in the credits of the Season 8 premiere of Entourage. It was also used in September 2011 in the trailer and soundtrack for the film Real Steel, and in trailers and TV spots for the Oliver Stone-directed film Savages.

text: Track listing[edit]

text: Aftermath / Interscope — INTR-10803-1[10]

text: Side ANo.TitleLength1."'Till I Collapse"4:57

text: Side BNo.TitleLength1."'Till I Collapse" (Instrumental)5:432."'Till I Collapse" (A cappella)4:09

text: Chart positions[edit]

text:
Chart (2006-18)

Peakposition

Canadian Digital Songs (Billboard)[11]

30

Irish Singles Chart[12]

77

Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[13]

100

Sweden Heatseekers (Sverigetopplistan)[14]

10

UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15]

73

US Digital Songs (Billboard)[16]

35

text: Certifications[edit]

text:
Region

Certification
Certified units/Sales

Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[17]

Gold

15,000^

Germany (BVMI)[18]

Gold

250,000^

Italy (FIMI)[19]

Gold

25,000

United Kingdom (BPI)[20]

Gold

400,000

United States (RIAA)[21]

5× Platinum

5,000,000

^shipments figures based on certification alonesales+streaming figures based on certification alone


document_title: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

question_text: who plays lenny bruce in the marvelous mrs maisel

text: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

text: Plot[edit]

text: Miriam "Midge" Maisel is an upper middle class Jewish housewife living on the Upper West Side of New York City in 1958. Her husband, Joel, is a businessman who moonlights as a struggling comedian at The Gaslight Cafe.

text: One night, after a particularly unsuccessful performance as a stand-up comedian, Joel confesses to Midge that he has been having an affair with his secretary, and leaves her. Devastated when her husband walks out, with her powder-blue suitcase, Midge gets drunk and returns to the Gaslight Cafe. She impulsively goes on stage, delivering an impromptu set,  confessing her predicament to the audience. Her bawdy, biting and brilliant delivery enthralls the audience. She gets so carried away describing her misfortune, that she partly strips, after which she is promptly arrested. She is hauled off to jail with the not-yet famous, iconic comic, Lenny Bruce. After she bails him out of jail, Bruce warns Midge that the comedy business is terrible, but Midge takes his warning as encouragement and teams up with Susie Meyerson, Gaslight Cafe comedy club employee and comic manager wannabe, to hone her act. Susie encourages Midge to push herself to become a professional stand-up comedienne, although Midge at first is not so sure.

text: When Midge moves back in with her parents with her two young children, she decides to get a job as a cosmetics saleswoman at the high-end department store, B. Altman. Her job exposes her to an additional world which she can draw from to develop her comedy, in addition to providing a sense of independence. She begins to go to parties, further developing her comic skills.

text: After touring around the many clubs to see a variety of comedians performing in New York, she meets top comedienne, Sophie Lennon, and is invited to visit her for lunch before Midge opens for her in a New Jersey club. At lunch Midge discovers that the real Sophie is a far cry from the comic persona she portrays on stage. Lennon urges Midge to find a persona for herself, warning her that she will not  succeed at comedy by just being "herself," because no one wants to laugh at a beautiful, smart, feminine woman - only men can be themselves on stage. Not one to be told that she is not good enough for anything, Midge exposes Lennon's secret in a hilarious routine which gets her and Susie "blackballed" from any and all venues in New York. Once again enlisting the help of Bruce, Midge is able to perform, and brings down the house with her insightful, but caustic humor. Unbeknownst to Midge, her husband is in the audience. They had just the night before gotten back together, but nevertheless Midge is still hurt over the affair and the separation, and expresses her feelings in her set. Joel, Midge's husband, leaves the club, drunk and confused when he realizes just how much he hurt Midge, and how talented and funny she is. Season One ends with Midge declaring her new stage name is Mrs. Maisel.

text: Cast and characters[edit]

text: Main[edit]

text:
Rachel Brosnahan as Miriam "Midge" Maisel, a Jewish housewife who discovers a flair for stand-up comedy. After her husband leaves her, she finds a job as a make-up counter girl at B. Altman.
Alex Borstein as Susie Myerson, an employee of The Gaslight Cafe and later Midge's manager.
Michael Zegen as Joel Maisel, Midge's estranged husband, who leaves Midge for his secretary. He is also an aspiring stand-up comic, but only relies on the routines of Bob Newhart.
Tony Shalhoub as Abraham "Abe" Weissman, Midge’s father.
Marin Hinkle as Rose Weissman, Midge’s mother.

text: Recurring[edit]

text:
Bailey De Young as Imogene Cleary, Midge's best friend.
Nunzio and Matteo Pascale as Ethan Maisel, Midge and Joel's eldest child.
Matilda Szydagis as Zelda, the Weissmans' live-in maid.
Brian Tarantina as Jackie, the emcee at The Gaslight.
Joel Johnstone as Archie Cleary, Imogene's husband and Joel's coworker.
Holly Curran as Penny Pann, Joel's former secretary and girlfriend.
Cynthia Darlow as Mrs. Moskowitz, Joel's secretary and Penny's replacement.
Luke Kirby as Lenny Bruce, a well-known New York City comedian.
Kevin Pollak as Moishe Maisel, Joel's father.
Caroline Aaron as Shirley Maisel, Joel's mother.
David Paymer as Harry Drake, a successful manager of comedians with clients including Sophie Lennon.
Mary Testa as Drina Romanoff, a psychic that Rose frequents.
Zachary Levi as TBA (season 2)
Jane Lynch as Sophie Lennon (season 2; guest season 1), a successful stand-up comic who relies on shticky gimmicks about her life in Queens and her frumpy appearance. In reality, she is a rich aristocrat with refined taste and wears a fat suit on stage.

text: Guest[edit]

text:
Gilbert Gottfried as Strip Club Emcee ("Pilot"), an emcee at the strip club where Midge and Joel first see Lenny Bruce perform.
Matthew Cusack, Mike Rosengarten, and Eric William Morris as The Kingston Trio ("Pilot"), a folk group that Midge and Joel see at the Gaslight performing the song "Sixteen Tons".
Caitlin Mehner as Honey Bruce ("Pilot"), the wife of Lenny Bruce.
Max Casella as Michael Kessler ("Because You Left"), Midge's lawyer.
Alison Smith as Jane Jacobs ("The Disappointment of the Dionne Quintuplets"), a community activist whose rally Miriam stumbles across in Washington Square Park.
Allen Lewis Rickman as Red Skelton ("The Disappointment of the Dionne Quintuplets"), a comedian that Miriam and Susie see perform at the Copacabana nightclub.
Carolee Carmello as Loretta ("The Disappointment of the Dionne Quintuplets")
Wallace Shawn as Herb Smith ("Doink"), a hack comedy writer who Midge briefly hires after she bombs a set.
Frank L. Ridley as Sal ("Doink"), the bartender at the Old Town Bar where Joel and Archie go to drink.
Nate Corddry as Randall ("Mrs. X at the Gaslight"), an amateur comedian who does improvisational skits with Midge at parties.
Will Brill as Noah ("Mrs. X at the Gaslight"), Midge's brother.
Justine Lupe as Astrid ("Mrs. X at the Gaslight"), Noah's wife and Midge's sister-in-law. She is very insecure about the fact that she is not Jewish.

text: Episodes[edit]

text: Season 1 (2017)[edit]

text:
No.overallNo. inseasonTitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date11"Pilot"Amy Sherman-PalladinoAmy Sherman-PalladinoMarch 17, 2017 (2017-03-17)
In 1958 Manhattan, Miriam "Midge" Maisel is a contented, young, Jewish, Upper West Side housewife who has been married for four years. She occupies herself with raising her son and daughter and facilitating her untalented husband's dream of becoming a stand-up comedian at The Gaslight Cafe. When her reality is threatened by his decision to leave her for his secretary, she drunkenly discovers that she herself possesses a previously unrealized talent for stand-up comedy. Arrested for baring her breasts onstage, Midge finds herself in a police car with Lenny Bruce. Susie bails Midge out, and Midge bails out Lenny Bruce.
22"Ya Shivu v Bolshom Dome Na Kholme"Amy Sherman-PalladinoAmy Sherman-PalladinoNovember 29, 2017 (2017-11-29)
Joel breaks the news of the separation to his father. Both Midge's and Joel's parents are unhappy about the breakup. To make people happier, Midge invites all four parents plus Joel to dinner at her apartment. Conflict erupts. After Joel's father reveals that he plans to evict Midge and the children from their apartment, Midge leaves her own dinner party to go back to the Gaslight, where she performs again and is arrested again.
33"Because You Left"Daniel PalladinoDaniel PalladinoNovember 29, 2017 (2017-11-29)
Midge, in jail again, is bailed out by Lenny Bruce. Midge's parents, who were babysitting her kids until 1:30 a.m. are baffled about Midge's new life. Midge and Susie engage a lawyer, but in court, Midge clashes with the judge and is found in contempt of court and put in a jail cell until she comes up with a $200 fine.  She asks Joel for the money to pay her fine, which he agrees to do. Meanwhile, Midge's father Abe visits Joel's father Moishe to ask if he can share the cost to keep the apartment where Midge and the children are living, and Moishe agrees. Midge joins Lenny Bruce at the Village Vanguard, where she does a short set. Susie visits the Friars Club to talk with Harry Gray (played by David Paymer) about managing Midge. Joel asks Miriam to give their marriage another go, but she says no.
44"The Disappointment of the Dionne Quintuplets"Amy Sherman-PalladinoAmy Sherman-PalladinoNovember 29, 2017 (2017-11-29)
Midge moves in with her parents. Abe wants to turn off TV where Ethan is watching Howdy Doody, Midge suggests she could have TV in her room where she could also watch Jack Paar, but Abe is reluctant. Midge takes Ethan to visit Joel in his new apartment, which she discovers he shares with Penny Pann. Susie takes Midge to a record store of rare and little-known albums, where Midge buys a record by Redd Foxx, and meets Virgil and Oz.  Susie also takes her to many other clubs to see other comics perform, including Red Skelton. Midge wants to be friends with Susie, but Susie claims she just wants a professional relationship. When Midge gets home late, Abe angrily says he won't buy her a TV. Miriam decides she needs to get a job.
55"Doink"Amy Sherman-PalladinoDaniel PalladinoNovember 29, 2017 (2017-11-29)
Midge applies for a job running elevators at B. Altman, but is hired instead for the makeup department. Performing at the Gaslight, Midge has her first experience in failing to get laughs. She decides to try hiring a comedy writer: Herb Smith (played by Wallace Shawn.) When Midge performs jokes Herb Smith wrote for her, she bombs even worse, and tells Susie she's giving up on having a stand-up career. Meanwhile, Joel takes Penny Pann to meet his parents, who are charming to her but agree, "No." Archie cancels a double date to go with Joel and Penny to see The Music Man on Broadway, making up a number of excuses why they cannot attend. Midge goes to party with her makeup counter friends and has a great time making people laugh. Susie stares unhappily at the telephone she bought in order to be Midge's agent.
66"Mrs. X at the Gaslight"Scott EllisSheila R. LawrenceNovember 29, 2017 (2017-11-29)
Midge entertains (unpaid) at parties hosted by her new B. Altman friends. She meets and briefly performs with male comic Randall (played by Nate Corddry), who later introduces her to his agent from William Morris. Columbia University professor Abe is recruited to join Bell Labs. Midge's brother Noah and his wife Astrid (a gentile who enthusiastically converted to Judaism to impress the unbothered Weissmans) visit to join in the celebration. But when Midge's family goes out to celebrate at a Chinese restaurant, the occasion is spoiled because Joel and Penny Pann are in the same restaurant. Joel apologizes to Midge before noticing that she no longer wears her wedding and engagement rings. When Midge visits Susie at her apartment, Susie bluntly tells Midge that they are in a partnership and Midge doesn't require a man to be a successful comic. Midge tearfully apologizes yet insists that Susie needs to support Midge personally if they're going to be professional partners, and the two reconcile. As the episode ends, Virgil and Oz are shown from above enjoying a tape of Midge's earlier comic performances. Not knowing her name, they label the tape they have "Mrs. X at the Gaslight."
77"Put That On Your Plate!"Daniel PalladinoDaniel PalladinoNovember 29, 2017 (2017-11-29)
Midge hones her comedy act. At work, Joel's ideas win him fans. Susie tries to get Midge a chance to open for comedienne Sophie Lennon. Abe brings home a surprise dinner guest--a divorce attorney. Rose is furious, and not consoled when Abe confesses that Joel already tried to come back but Midge turned him away. Rose seeks consolation from Drina, but Drina has vanished, replaced by "Madame Cosma." Joel tells Abe that, with his new promotion, he can pay for everything Midge might want. Midge visits Sophie Lennon (played by Jane Lynch), discovering that the beloved comedienne "from Queens" is really a rich and arrogant graduate of Yale University. Onstage "Sophie" is a gimmick, wearing a fat suit. The real Sophie tells Midge that women can't succeed without gimmicks. As Midge leaves to meet her parents in synagogue, Sophie forces a mink coat on her for a parting gift. In synagogue, Rose loudly demands to know where the mink coat came from. Later, at the Gaslight, Midge lampoons expectations imposed on women, and makes fun of Sophie Lennon, exposing her act in the process. Sophie's agent Harry, in the audience to hear Midge perform, is furious, and tells the terrified Susie, "You're on my bad side!"
88"Thank You and Good Night"Amy Sherman-PalladinoAmy Sherman-PalladinoNovember 29, 2017 (2017-11-29)
Susie and Midge get drunk at a bar, upset that Midge made fun of Sophie Lennon, and now Harry might try to ruin her career. The next day, a hungover Midge hosts a birthday party for her son, where she reconnects with Joel and ends up sleeping with him in her childhood room. It appears that they may get back together, but Joel later overhears a bootleg tape of Midge's first act at Virgil and Oz's record store, and gets angry. At the big company meeting, a deflated Joel announces that he wants to quit. Midge's "shit gig" at a stripper show is canceled because of Harry. Susie begs Lenny Bruce to come back to the Gaslight to help Midge, which he does. Midge's set is a great hit, and at the end she introduces herself as "Mrs. Maisel."  Joel watches Midge's act, argues with Susie about it, then sadly leaves the Gaslight, attacking one of her hecklers while admitting her act was great.

text: Season 2 (2018)[edit]

text: The second season will feature Midge and Susie going out on the road together with Midge playing clubs along the Borscht Belt in the Catskill Mountains.[1]

text: Production[edit]

text: Background[edit]

text: Amy Sherman-Palladino was inspired by childhood memories of her father (a standup comedian based in NYC) and an admiration for early female comics such as Joan Rivers.[2] Sherman-Palladino explained the show concept as follows:

text: I wanted to do a story about a woman who thought she’d scored...She’d gotten it all, and then, bam, it all falls apart. And in falling apart, she discovers an ambition and a need to speak, and a voice that she just frankly didn’t know was there.”[3]

text: The series drew inspiration from female comedians of the time period like Rivers and Totie Fields.[4][5]

text: Development[edit]

text: On June 6, 2016, it was announced that Amazon had given the production a pilot order. The pilot episode was written by Sherman-Palladino, who was also expected to executive produce.[6] On March 2, 2017, it was reported that the pilot would premiere as a part of Amazon's Spring 2017 pilot season on March 17, 2017.[7] On April 10, 2017, it was announced that Amazon had given the production a series order consisting of two seasons. The series was expected to be executive produced by Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino with Dhana Gilbert serving as a producer.[8] On October 10, 2017, it was reported that the series would premiere on November 29, 2017.[9]

text: On May 20, 2018, it was announced that Amazon had renewed the series for a third season.[10] On October 24, 2018, it was announced that the second season would premiere on December 5, 2018.[11]

text: Casting[edit]

text: On August 5, 2016, it was announced that Rachel Brosnahan had been cast in the pilot's titular lead role.[12] In September 2016, it was reported that Tony Shalhoub and Michael Zegen had joined the pilot's main cast.[13][14] On October 6, 2016, it was announced that Marin Hinkle had been cast in one of the pilot's main roles.[15] In May 2017, it was reported that Joel Johnstone, Caroline Aaron, Kevin Pollak, and Bailey De Young were set to appear in recurring roles.[16][17]

text: On May 23, 2018, it was announced that Zachary Levi would appear in the second season in a recurring capacity.[18] On August 15, 2018, it was reported that Jane Lynch would reprise her role of Sophie Lennon in recurring capacity in season two.[19]

text: Filming[edit]

text: Principal photography for the pilot took place from September 27 to October 14, 2016 in New York City.[20] On October 4 and 5, 2016, filming took place at 96 St. Marks Place in New York City where exterior shots were being filmed. Residents of the building being used for filming were reportedly unhappy about the disruption that the production would cause.[21]

text: Design[edit]

text: The "apartment" where Midge and her husband Joel live was created on the same set as the apartment where Midge's parents live, but with more modern (late-1950s) design, inspired in part by Doris Day movies, according to production designer Bill Groom.[3] The retro looking typeface used for the main title is called Sparkly and was designed by Stuart Sandler of Font Diner.[22]

text: Release[edit]

text: Marketing[edit]

text: On October 10, 2017, the official trailer for the first season was released.[9] On August 9, 2018, a teaser trailer for the second season was released.[23] On October 24, 2018, the official trailer for season two was released.[11]

text: Premiere[edit]

text: On November 13, 2017, the series held its official premiere at the Village East Cinema in New York City.[24]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: The series has been met with a positive response from critics since its premiere. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has an approval rating of 94% based on 70 reviews, with an average rating of 7.63 out of 10. The website's critical consensus reads, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is an upbeat addition to Amazon's original offerings, propelled by a playful yet poignant performance by Rachel Brosnahan."[25]  On Metacritic the series has an average weighted score of 80 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[26]

text: The pilot episode of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel was one of Amazon Video's most successful ever, achieving an average viewer rating of 4.9 (out of 5).[8] The review of the pilot in The Guardian praised the "combination of [Sherman-Palladino's] banging dialogue and the utterly winning charm of Brosnahan",[27] while The A.V. Club praised the "outstanding" production design and said "this is a series that's as confident as its heroine—and what a heroine she is. Midge is already layered, conflicted, hilarious, and charming."[28] A critic for Slate called the episode "a knockout", stating that the stand-up element "introduces a welcome streak of discipline, both verbal and thematic, into Sherman-Palladino’s charming but manic work."[29]

text: The Jerusalem Post highlighted the exceptionally well done "Jewishness" of the work, calling it a "comedic delight of a show, combining Sherman-Palladino’s knack for witty dialogue with the colorful, rich world of 1950s New York and the intensity of family drama and changing times."[30] NPR similarly highlighted the effectiveness of the comedy in the show, writing "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel isn't aiming for realism. It's a heroic fantasy. And Midge's humor, one might say, is the ultimate version of staircase wit. Recklessly honest, she says what female comedians would've said half a century ago — if they had only been free to say it."[31]

text: Awards and nominations[edit]

text:
Year

Award

Category

Nominee(s)

Result

Ref.

2018

Golden Globe Awards

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Won

[32][33][34][35]

Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy

Rachel Brosnahan

Won

[36][37][38][39]

Critics' Choice Television Awards

Best Comedy Series

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Won

[40]

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Rachel Brosnahan

Won

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Alex Borstein

Nominated

Producers Guild of America Awards

Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Won

[41]

Directors Guild of America Awards

Outstanding Directorial Achievement for a Comedy Series

Amy Sherman-Palladino (for "Pilot")

Nominated

[42]

Costume Designers Guild Awards

Excellence in Period Television

Donna Zakowska

Nominated

[43]

Location Managers Guild Awards

Outstanding Locations in Period Television

Amanda Foley-Burbank, Jose Guerrero

Nominated

[44]

Peabody Award

Entertainment, children's and youth honoree

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Won

[45]

Television Critics Association Awards

Individual Achievement in Comedy

Rachel Brosnahan

Won

[46]

Primetime Emmy Awards

Outstanding Comedy Series

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Won

[47][48]

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Rachel Brosnahan

Won

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Tony Shalhoub

Nominated

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Alex Borstein

Won

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

Amy Sherman-Palladino (for "Pilot")

Won

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

Won

Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Jane Lynch (for "Put That on Your Plate!")

Nominated

[48][49]

Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series

Meredith Tucker, Jeanie Bacharach, and Cindy Tolan

Won

Outstanding Cinematography for a Single Camera Series

M. David Mullen (for "Pilot")

Nominated

Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single Camera Series

Francesca Paris, Christine Cantrell, Cassie Hurd, and Reo Anderson (for "Pilot")

Nominated

Outstanding Music Supervision

Robin Urdang, Amy Sherman-Palladino, and Daniel Palladino (for "Pilot")

Won

Outstanding Period Costumes

Donna Zakowska, Marina Rei, Ginnie Patton, and Sheila Grover (for "The Disappointment of the Dionne Quintuplets")

Nominated

Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)

Bill Groom, Neil Prince, Ellen Christiansen (for "Ya Shivu v Bolshom Dome Na Kholme")

Nominated

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series

Brian A. Kates (for "Pilot")

Won

People's Choice Awards

The Bingeworthy Show of 2018

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Pending

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